North Bay Business Journal

This Week

2013 Contractor Safety Kick-Off

Sponsor: Northern California Engineering Contractors Association

Date: Feb. 19, 7:30–10:30 a.m. Cost: $25–$40

Place: 1000 Apollo Way, Training Room, Santa Rosa

Info: 707-546-5500; www.nceca.org

Vacaville Wake Up Mixer

Sponsor: Vacaville Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 19, 8–9 a.m. Cost: Call

Place: Gillespie’s Abbey Carpet, 360 Chadbourne Rd., Fairfield

Info: 707-448-6424

Prevailing Wage seminar

Sponsor: North Coast Builders Exchange

Date: Feb. 19, 9 a.m. – noon. Cost: $50–$70

Place: NCBE Construction Training Center, 1030 Apollo Way, Santa Rosa

Info: ncbeonline.com

Windsor monthly membership luncheon

Sponsor: Windsor Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 19, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cost: $20–$25

Place: Charlie’s Restaurant at The Windsor Golf Club, 1320 19th Hole Dr., Windsor

Info: RSVP required to 707-838-7285; speaker Robert Heyman, Nu-Designs, “Leveraging Social Media to Engage Customers and Build Your Brand”

Northbay Manufacturing Trade Fair & Career ‘Mini Expo’

Sponsor: 101MFG

Date: Feb. 20, noon – 6 p.m. Cost: $50–$100

Place: Sequoia Business Center, 5341 Old Redwood Hwy., Petaluma

Info: 101MFG.com

Healdsburg Chamber – Mixer 

Healdsburg mixer

Sponsor: Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 20, 5–7 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: Just For You-Gallery of Fine Art, Wine Country Group Realtors, Healdsburg

Info: RSVP 707-433-6935 or healdsburg.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1014

American Canyon mixer

Sponsor: American Canyon Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 20, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: Eagle Vines Realty, 4381 Broadway St., #104, American Canyon

Info: amcanchamber.org/schedule/events-calendar/mixer-eagle-vines-realty

Mill Valley mixer

Sponsor: Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Marin

Date: Feb. 20, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: Body Kinetics Health Club and Spa, 639 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley

Info: millvalley.org/event/1143

Rohnert Park After Hours Mixer

Sponsor: Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 20, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: Garlock Insurance Agency, 6201 State Farm Dr., Rohnert Park

Info: Lisa Bagwell, info@rohnertparkchamber.org, 707-584-1415

So You Want to Start a Business: Business Planning

Sponsor: Santa Rosa Small Business Development Center

Date: Feb. 20, 6–9 p.m. Cost: $20

Place: 531 Fifth St., Santa Rosa

Info: 707-595-0060; santarosasbdc.org

Dixon State of the City Address

Sponsor: Dixon Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 7:30 a.m. Cost: $20

Place: Olde Vets Hall, 231 N. First St., Dixon

Info: RSVP 707-678-2650;  dixonchamber.org

Fairfield-Suisun Sunrise Mixer

Sponsor: Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 8–9 a.m. Cost: Free

Place: Pride Industries, 2339 Courage Dr., #D, Fairfield

Info: business.ffsc-chamber.com/events

Hispanic Chamber mixer – Rohnert Park

Sponsor: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma County

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: Sonoma State University art gallery, Rohnert Park (enter from East Cotati Avenue, ask for parking pass)

Info: Debora Hammond 707-664-3179

Napa Chamber mixer

Sponsor: Napa Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: $10, $30 future members

Place: Ristorante La Strada, 6240 Napa Vallejo Hwy. (Hwy. 29), American Canyon

Info: 707-226-7455; napachamber.com/calendar.html

Novato mixer

Sponsor: Novato Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: Free (limit two mixers per nonmember)

Place: Cameron, Coffey and Kaye Professional Corp., 384 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., #100, Novato

Info: novatochamber.chambermaster.com/events

Petaluma mixer & chamber 125th anniversary

Sponsor: Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: St. Vincent de Paul School, Union and Howard streets, Petaluma

Info: petalumachamber.com

San Anselmo mixer

Sponsor: San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: Georgi & Willow, 649 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo

Info:sananselmochamber.org/calendar.html

Sausalito mixer

Sponsor: Sausalito Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: Angelical Touch & Wellness, 215 Caledonia St., Sausalito

Info: sausalito.org/events/detail?id=482

Sonoma Valley mixer

Sponsor: Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: Call

Place: Carneros Aviation, Sonoma Sky Park, 21870 Eighth St. E., Sonoma

Info: http://sonomachamber.org/page125.html

Yountville mixer

Sponsor: Yountville Chamber of Commerce

Date: Feb. 21, 5:30–7 p.m. Cost: $10 nonmembers

Place: Cosentino Winery, 7415 St. Helena Hwy., Yountville

Info: Lori Bauer 707-944-0904

Mechanics’ Lien Seminar

Sponsor: North Coast Builders Exchange

Date: Feb. 22, 9 a.m. – noon. Cost: $45–$65

Place: NCBE Construction Training Center, 1030 Apollo Way, Santa Rosa

Info: ncbeonline.com

What You Need to Know About Health Care Reform

Sponsor: Marin Community Clinics

Date: Feb. 23, 10 a.m. – noon (English), 1–3 p.m. (Spanish). Cost: Free

Place: Connection Center at Marin Health & Wellness Campus, Room 110, 3240 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael

Info: presenters Bobbie Wunsch of Pacific Health Consulting Group and Pedro Toledo of Redwood Community Health Coalition

Coming Up

10-hour OSHA for Construction

Sponsor: North Coast Builders Exchange

Date: Feb. 26–27, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Cost: $135–$165

Place: NCBE Construction Training Center, 1030 Apollo Way, Santa Rosa

Info: ncbeonline.com

So You Want to Start a Business: Legal and Finance

Sponsor: Santa Rosa Small Business Development Center

Date: Feb. 26, 6–9 p.m. Cost: $20

Place: 30 Castro Ave., San Rafael

Info: 707-595-0060; santarosasbdc.org

Business Edge Series 2013

Sponsor: Dominican University of California

Date: Feb. 27, 7:15–9 a.m. Cost: $25

Place: Creekside Room, Dominican campus, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael

Info: 415-482-3202; dominican.edu/businessedge; panelists Jim Happ of Labcon, Steve Sapers of Raydiance, Shaheen Shamsavari of Xandex; moderator Elizabeth Krauth of U.S. Commercial Service

SSU Economic Outlook Conference

Sponsor: Sonoma State University; Bank of America; Empire College

Date: Feb. 27, 7:30–11:30 a.m. Cost: $59 each or $590/table of 10

Place: Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park

Info: northbaybusinessjournal.com

So You Want to Start a Business: Legal and Finance

Sponsor: Santa Rosa Small Business Development Center

Date: Feb. 27, 6–9 p.m. Cost: $20

Place: 531 Fifth St., Santa Rosa

Info: 707-595-0060; santarosasbdc.org

NCBE Crab Feed Scholarship Fundraiser

Sponsor: North Coast Builders Exchange

Date: Mar. 1, 6 –9 p.m. Cost: $75; $550/table of eight

Place: Friedman Event Center

Info: 707-542-9502; www.ncbeonline.com

3rd annual Business Leaders Breakfast

Sponsor: The School of Environmental Leadership

Date: Mar. 13, 7:45–9:30 a.m. Cost: $40

Place: The Embassy Suites, San Rafael

Info: thesel.org

State of the City/Taste of San Rafael

Sponsor: San Rafael Chamber of Commerce

Date: Mar. 14, 6:30–9:30 p.m. Cost: TBD

Place: Embassy Suites, San Rafael

Info: srchamber.com

From Kitchen to Market With Anni Minuzzo

Sponsor: Santa Rosa Small Buusiness Development Center

Date: Mar. 21, 1–4 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: 531 Fifth St., Santa Rosa

Info: 707-595-0060; www.santarosasbdc.org

Workforce Wellness Symposium

Sponsor: St. Joseph Health, Petaluma Valley, Santa Rosa Memorial

Date: Mar. 27, 4–6 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Conference Rooms B, C & D

Info: stjosephhealth.org; norcalwellbeing.org

Lead Certification Course

Sponsor: North Coast Builders Exchange

Date: Mar. 28, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $195–$225

Place: NCBE Construction Training Center, 1030 Apollo Way, Santa Rosa

Info: 707-542-9502; ncbeonline.com

Wine Industry Conference

Sponsor: North Bay Business Journal, Farella Braun + Martel, Wells Fargo

Date: Apr. 18, 7:30–11:30 a.m. Cost: TBA

Place: Hyatt Vineyard Creek, Santa Rosa

Info: northbaybusinessjournal.com

Managerial Accounting for Your Wine Business

Sponsor: Sonoma State University

Date: Apr. 19, 8 a.m.  – noon. Cost: $150–$1,200

Place: Sonoma State University Campus, Rohnert Park

Info: 707-664-3347

Budgets, Forecasting and Best Practices for Your Wine Business

Sponsor: Sonoma State University

Date: Apr. 19, 1–5 p.m. Cost: $150–$1,200

Place: Sonoma State University Campus, Rohnert Park

Info: 707-664-3347

4th annual Kelseyville Olive Festival

Sponsor: Rosa d’oro Vineyards, Chacewater Winery & Olive Mill

Date: Apr. 21, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: Free

Place: 5625 Gaddy Ln., Kelseyville

Info: kelseyvilleolivefestival.com